RIP Turner V. Stokes,

[SW_PA_Couple 4,023]

who when asked what his favorite outfit was liked to say, "nothing but a smile". The 90-years-of-age leader of various nudist organizations died Saturday from prostate cancer.

[two4youinswva 3,068]

I'll be honest and say I haven't heard of him before and when I saw the thread title I thought some Supreme Court decision had been reversed.

 

I'll try to be smarter the next time.

 

To the subject at hand, sounds like a life well lived with very few regrets.

[padoc 1,701]

I have to admit, that was my first thought as well.

[SW_PA_Couple 4,023]

I knew about him owing to the fact that I recently read the Gay Telese book, "Thy Neighbors Wife".

[oc1234 435]

In the 1980s my wife and I knew him quite well. I really liked him.

[PeterJ 927]

I knew about him owing to the fact that I recently read the Gay Telese book, "Thy Neighbors Wife".

 

Talese was, in my opinion, one of the finest observers of American culture in the 1970s and 1980s. I rank him right up there with Tom Wolfe. “The Neighbor’s Wife” was an excellent book. I’ve meant to re-read it.

[SW_PA_Couple 4,023]

Talese was, in my opinion, one of the finest observers of American culture in the 1970s and 1980s. . .

I read another news story today that made me think of Gay Talese. Harlan Ellison died yesterday. Talese wrote "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold." It was as much about Ellison as it was about Sinatra.

[Fundamental Law 2,882]

Gay and his wife Nan Talese were frequent guests in our home for dinner parties. Truly an amazing couple. They remain an extraordinary literary institution.

[Fundamental Law 2,882]

Frank Sinatra Has A Cold remains a pivotal piece of American journalism. It set the stage for decades of features that followed. Should be required reading.

[njbm 2,863]

You are so lucky to know the Taleses! Very cool.

[Fundamental Law 2,882]

This was 5 decades ago in my mom’s home.